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Recommendations for easier flying! What do you think?
There are many factors to take into account when you fly — from how to get some sleep to how to pack and even how to keep yourself entertained for hours — and luckily, there are countless...
Trying to stay current with the latest in the travel industry. Hoping the other airlines follow.... What are your thoughts about this?
New feature to help speed up check-in and boarding
Please review and be mindful about different rules and regulations in countries.
Insider tips on how to avoid getting in trouble abroad and what to do when you're put in a situation where you can't.
Thank you for your business, your friendship and your spirit to travel. 
Happy Thanksgiving!
May your day be filled with love, family, friends, delicious food and gratitude.
Travel is the bridge that takes us to our dream destinations; leading us to new experiences and adventures, connecting us to other cultures and people around the world and then bringing us back home.
This is a wow! Must see!
I saw them setting up for this and it looks amazing! . 
The event, known as the Hello Panda Festival, will take over some 700,000 square feet of space and entertain guests with a fully interactive and multisensory experience.

what do we want? We want a wonderful warm weather cruise for Christmas! Thanks Santa! 
How many of these hotels have you stayed at? Which ones do you want to visit?  
In an increasingly cluttered landscape, these properties around the world showcase a beguiling combination of enduring beauty and soul
We try our best but we can’t make every trip perfect or every clients happy. We do try!! 
Loved my trip to morocco. Would go back again and again. Marilyn Schwartz
Tourists typically flock to Marrakech’s souk to shop, but there’s a hidden area just beyond it where you’ll score even better treasures.
Travel smart -
There’s possibly nothing worse than arriving at an airport, having done your due diligence to make it there with your standard two-to-three hours of buffer time ahead of your flight, only to see that airport construction is either going to make your drop-off or parking a pain and increases wait.
Remember our history!
The attraction suspended normal tour operations for 15 months for repairs to a dock and concrete ramp.
Travel in the USA - visit our National Parks!
American is launching new summer routes to Fairbanks and Anchorage in Alaska and Bozeman and Kalispell in Montana with national parks in mind.
Santorini is one of my heart places. Something uniquely special about the light there. Houses, hotels, restaurants stacked on top of each other is the iconic picture of Greece.
mahalo...
Don't eat at a chain restaurant, don't stand next to a blowhole and do not, ever, turn your back to the ocean.
Acela train NYC to DC non-stop... makes the trip @ 1/2 quicker.
The service, launching Sept. 23, will cut the ride time down to about two-and-a-half hours.
breathe time!! 🏖🏝
I'm so happy "we're back again"! I didn't know we needed to be back as we've been working at full steam for years!
Travel Agent Popularity on the Rise Yet Again
by Richard D'Ambrosio / August 09, 2019
Travel Agent Popularity on the Rise Yet Again
It's not just Boomers, Millennials appear to seek out traditional agents much more for advice on destinations than their older peers according to MMGY. Photo: Shutterstock.com.
Travel advisors continue to prove their value, as more consumers are using them to assist and book vacations, a recent study shows, highly valuing their expertise for international trips, hotels, and tour packages.
According to MMGY Global’s annual “Portrait of the American Traveler,” 13% of all vacations were “aided by traditional travel agents” last year, up from 8% in 2018. Furthermore, 16% of respondents to the survey said they have used a traditional travel agent for at least one vacation in the last 12 months, up from 14% in the previous study.
Similarly, 19% of consumers say they plan to use the services of a traditional travel agent in the next two years, versus 16% in 2018. (The response to future usage of a travel agent peaked at 25% in 2016.)
Consumers continue to see the value in utilizing agents for international trips, with 68% of consumers who have used an agent in the past 12 months doing so for trips abroad, according to the report from MMGY Global’s Travel Intelligence group. This is up from 52% last year, flipping the share of domestic versus international trips. In the 2018 study, 71% of trips where travel agents assisted were for domestic vacations, versus only 64% this year.
They also value agents to assist in booking vacation package/tours and accommodations the most – with 80% and 78% respectively saying they will do so in the next two years. Seventy percent of consumers who say they will use an agent in the next two years say they will do so for their cruise booking.
What do consumers love about agents?
Consumers who have used an agent in the past 12 months told MMGY that they value travel advisors most for their knowledge of destinations and the ability to provide an extra level of service when things go wrong (85%), and the ability to take the hassle out of booking travel (84%).
Clearly, the last few years of horrible airport delays, hurricanes, and other trip interruptions has heightened the focus on how advisors are there for their clients when things go wrong. Responses citing “the ability to provide an extra level of service when things go wrong” jumped 13 percentage points in this year’s MMGY report, the most of any reason to use a traditional travel agent.
Tied for third was an agent’s knowledge of travel service providers in a destination and recommendations that “assure high-quality travel experiences” (81%).
Recommendations for high-quality experiences saw a 10 percentage point jump in this year’s survey, the second largest single increase of all of the reasons tracked.
Deeper down on the list of reasons why travelers love advisors, “gaining access to experiences I can’t get on my own” jumped nine percentage points from 65% to 74% this year, the third-largest increase in reasons to use an agent.
Love from Millennials continues
For the last several years, MMGY has been documenting the increasing affection Millennials are showing to travel advisors. According to this year’s report, 24% of them said they used a traditional agent for a vacation in the last 12 months, versus 12% of Baby Boomers and 10% of Generation Xers.
That love is forecasted to continue, as 24% of Millennials say they will use a traditional travel agent in the next two years, versus 16% of Baby Boomers and 15% of Generation Xers. There are some slight differences in what the various age groups will use traditional agents for in the next two years, according to MMGY.
For Millennials, the top three vacation categories are tour packages (85%), accommodations (83%), and airline tickets (82%). For Baby Boomers, its accommodations (77%), tours (76%) and air (63%). But for Generation Xers, its tours (76%), accommodations (66%) and cruises (65%).
Interestingly, Millennials appear to seek out traditional agents much more for advice on destinations than their older peers. Some 72% said they will ask agents for assistance with choosing a destination, versus only 43% for Generation Xers, and 37% for Baby Boomers.
The majority (56%) of Millennial vacations “aided” by a traditional travel agent in the last 12 months were domestic, while the majority of Baby Boomer agent-aided vacations (63%) were international. Similar behaviors were revealed when MMGY asked the different age groups what kind of vacation was “booked” by an agent.
For Baby Boomers, 72% were international and only 40% were domestic. For Millennials, 77% booked a domestic vacation with an agent, versus 67% saying they booked at least one international vacation in the last 12 months.
Millennials value much of the same areas of expertise and customer service as their peer groups, though Baby Boomers most valued an agent’s ability to help when things go wrong (91%), versus 85% for Millennials, and 80% for Xers.
There were, however, stark differences in categories where travel agents can take the stress out of travel planning. For example, 75% of Millennials said travel agents take care of researching vacations because it “takes too much time,” versus only 57% of Baby Boomers, and 55% of Generation Xers. Millennials also feel agents can better prices for a complete vacation than they can get on their own (80%), versus Generation Xers (67%) and Boomers (66%). Millennials (76%) also value traditional travel agents to help them find out “what’s hot/new,” versus 68% of Generation Xers, and only 60% of Baby Boomers.
There's still time for an August get-away....
With warm and pleasant weather in much of the world, August is the best time of year to go hiking in a national park in Alaska, enjoy sunny days in the Azores, or see wildlife in Rwanda.
So perfect for so many flights!🌏✈️
Potential transportation strike in Italy. usually it's just rail but this could really be major.
Anyone travelling or commuting in Italy this week should brace for potential disruption from two nationwide transport strikes planned for Wednesday and Friday.
Interesting list. We can discuss this surprises and perhaps which brands we each think are in the correct order. .
Larger hotel companies and boutique hotel groups are equally beloved by Travel + Leisure readers, according to this year’s World’s Best survey.
For our "sure my passport is still valid"...."oops, it is not and I'm traveling soon".... Federal Express launches expedited passport service.
For our "sure my passport is still valid"...."oops, it is not and I'm traveling soon"... Federal Express launches expedited passport service.
FedEx partnered with online company RushMyPassport on the service.
Delta Airlines with great travel agent service to give our clients the best! New and innovative for coach passengers to enjoy flights.
Delta passengers flying in economy on international routes have an elevated experience to look forward to this fall.
What’s on your bucket list? Where are you hoping to go? Perhaps share why you want to go there…
Important to know as places strive to keep tourism going but their cities and monuments available for everyone.
It's now officially against the law to wade through Rome’s fountains, walk around partially unclothed, and eat, drink, or climb on its monuments.
Truth!!!
See the sea!! toes in the sand, deep breath, inhale & release.
let’s get happy and healthy. do you have a favorite beach? where would you like to try this time?
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